Carroll v. Sanders

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Although not an ‘absolute’ imperative, the ‘rule of last antecedent’ creates at least a rough presumption that such qualifying phrases attach only to the nearest available target.”
• using the last antecedent rule to interpret a statutory provision

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

19 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Anheuser-Busch Beer Labeling Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation
  Sixth Circuit· 2016-03-22· cited 187×
• Todd Moats v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.
  Sixth Circuit· 2022-07-27· cited 123×
• Sobitan v. Glud
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-12-09· cited 42×
• Engleson v. Unum Life Insurance Co. of America
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-07-03· cited 34×
• Maple Drive Farms Ltd. Partnership v. Vilsack
  Sixth Circuit· 2015-04-01· cited 12×
• Keaton v. State
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2011-07-14· cited 11×
• In Re Hieter
  D. Idaho· 2009-03-13· cited 10×
• United States v. Bryon Taylor
  Sixth Circuit· 2014-04-18· cited 10×
• United States v. James D. Paulson
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-05-17· cited 9×
• Lindskog v. M & I Bank
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2012-10-02· cited 5×
• In Re Colbourne
  M.D. Florida· 2010-11-10· cited 3×
• In re Ohakpo
  E.D. Michigan· 2013-03-04· cited 2×
• Goldberg v. Companion Life Insurance
  M.D. Florida· 2012-12-19· cited 2×
• Barbara Fakhouri v. Ober Gatlinburg, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2016-04-21· cited 1×
• Babajide Sobitan v. Lori Glud
  Seventh Circuit· 2009-12-09
• In re Johnson
  D. Massachusetts· 2013-03-11
• In re Klein
  W.D. Texas· 2016-01-29
• Sharenne Tucker
  Sixth Circuit· 2026-03-30
• Conyers v. KBR
  Fifth Circuit· 2026-05-07

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1998-03-04· cited 3,700×
• Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2005-06-23· cited 2,717×
• Barnhart v. Thomas
  Supreme Court· 2003-11-12· cited 1,983×
• Church of the Holy Trinity v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1892-02-29· cited 1,398×
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. v. Casey
  Supreme Court· 1991-03-19· cited 884×
• Finley v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1989-05-22· cited 708×
• Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Pueblo of Santa Ana
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-10· cited 233×
• Federal Communications Commission v. Nextwave Personal Communications Inc.
  Supreme Court· 2003-01-27· cited 214×
• Rogan v. Bank One, Natl Assoc
  Sixth Circuit· 2006-08-09· cited 81×
• Branigan v. Bateman
  Fourth Circuit· 2008-02-04· cited 51×
• In Re Williams
  D. Colorado· 2008-09-12· cited 40×
• In Re: Mark A. Sidebottom, Debtor-Appellant
  Seventh Circuit· 2005-12-09· cited 34×
• In Re Lilly
  C.D. Illinois· 2007-10-30· cited 32×
• L & W Supply Corporation v. Acuity
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-01-23· cited 23×
• McDow v. Sours (In Re Sours)
  E.D. Virginia· 2006-10-10· cited 22×
• Gagne v. Fessenden (Gagne)
  First Circuit· 2008-09-19· cited 19×
• In Re Grydzuk
  N.D. Indiana· 2006-10-20· cited 17×
• In Re McGhee
  W.D. Kentucky· 2006-04-26· cited 14×
• In Re Knighton
  M.D. Georgia· 2006-12-19· cited 12×
• In Re Perkins
  S.D. Illinois· 2007-11-21· cited 10×